From Ciudad del Carmen we went through Isla Aguada where there is the turtle hatchery and they reach the Gulf waters when they’ve hatched. From here we went to Campeche which is the capital
city of the Campeche Province and then into Merida – the capital city of the Yucatan Province and from here to the small town of Piste where the famous ruins and pyramids of Chichen itza are located.

Mexico is a country with much History comprising
several cultures but the most well-known is the Mayan Culture, and there are several archaeological sites, which are composed of Mayan ruins, caves where Mayans celebrated their sacred ceremonies, cenotes (sinkholes), ancient Mayan cities,
temples, ant the most famous and most visited of them all seems to be Chichen Itza, in Piste.

Here in Piste we spent two nights at Piramide Hotel and Resort which must have been a spectacular place at the time it was built in the mid 60’s by a
visionary American named Mr.Elicker from Philadelphia who built a luxurious hotel for that time with a big pool, bar by the pool, several bedrooms with air conditioning, lobby with TV and reading material for guests, a restaurant…nowadays his daughter
Carol takes care of the Resort and with the development of Cancun the place has lost much of its glamour and business…which is a pity. Carol welcomed us and we were able to park in front of the hotel, using electricity, water, the pool and other facilities.

The next day we walked to the ruins once they are just half mile away from the place we were parked and spent most of the day visiting Chichen Itza. The ruins date back 1553 years and the name is derived from the Mayan language CHI –
mouth, CHEN – well, ITZA – the tribe that inhabited the area, and it was named one of the New 7 Wonders of the World on July 7th, 2007.

The site consists of the Kukulkan Pyramid,
the Temple of the Warriors, the grand Ball Court, The Nunnery, and the Observatory , the sacred wells and several places with columns which had a roof and were used for different purposes including a marketplace, among other smaller stone buildings. And to
complete the site there are several “tiendas” and vendors selling “artesanias”, typical Mexican artifacts and Mayan related objects. We bought two little embroidered dresses for our dear and beloved granddaughters – Hortensia
and Helena – we miss them a lot!